The Crysis 2 Blog has an official reaction from Crytek to news that a pre-gold build of their upcoming shooter sequel Crysis 2 has leaked onto torrent sites:

Crytek has been alerted that an early incomplete, unfinished build of Crysis 2 has appeared on Torrent sites. Crytek and EA are deeply disappointed by the news. We encourage fans to support the game and the development team by waiting and purchasing the final, polished game on March 22. Crysis 2 is still in development and promises to be the ultimate action blockbuster as the series’ signature Nanosuit lets you be the weapon as you defend NYC from an alien invasion. Piracy continues to damage the PC packaged goods market and the PC development community.

Wolfox wrote on Feb 12, 2011, 19:44:Way to miss my argument. The only way for a leaked copy to be "eaten up" is by piracy, by definition.

Naw, I get that your argument is to conflate downloading a leaked beta with piracy, I just disagree. This is not a finished product, and anyone who's intelligent enough to get it running knows that it doesn't represent the finished game. Downloading it and messing about with it for a few minutes is similar to watching a trailer or playing a demo. If this were a finished version I would consider it piracy. But at best this presents a taste of the game for people who are curious. The issue of piracy is separate; even pirates that want to have an enjoyable game-like experience will just wait for release.